When the children were small we started a ritual. Since their favorite fairy tales were mostly about dreams coming true, I wanted to help them make their dreams come true. So we started a Wish Box. That first year we rode our bikes to the Thames in the dark, lit candles, read a poem. Warm cinnamon cider from a thermos for them, brandy in a flask for us. We breathed our wishes into the river. At home we wrote them down on little index cards, packed them in a chocolate box we decorated, closed the box, breathed and wished hard. Ate […]
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